Where does Universal Studios LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universal Studios LLC ranks #33,727 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Universal Studios LLC hold?

Universal Studios LLC holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Universal Studios LLC's Innovation Score?

Universal Studios LLC has an Innovation Score of 31.4 out of 100 (38th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universal Studios LLC focus on?

Universal Studios LLC's top technology area is A63G (MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement) with 7 patents, ranking #18 of 109 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universal Studios LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universal Studios LLC's recent grant velocity is +600% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Universal Studios LLC's patents?

Universal Studios LLC's patents average 20.1 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Universal Studios LLC patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Universal Studios LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: A63G (MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universal ranks #33,727 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 11 technology areas.

#33,727
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.4/100): 20.1
avg claims per patent: +600%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33727 · US Corporation #33,727 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,727/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Underground Magnetics
CPC-FOCUS A63G · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +600% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Underground Magnetics, Inc. (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Universal’s 31.4 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 7.6 pts (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (37%) Claim depth 12.1 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Lantronix · near

31
Fact Design · near

31
Universal Studios · this assignee

31
Cellecta · near

31
Magnolia Broadband · near

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Universal's Innovation Score is 31.4/100 (38th percentile of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Universal?

Each dot is one of Universal’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Universal’s own 20.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Universal vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Universal's grants concentrate

Universal Studios LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 87.5% of grants classified under A63G (MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Universal sits between Underground Magnetics, Inc. and Universitaet Rostock.

Underground Magne…

8
Unique Fine Fabri…

8
Unitx

8
Unity Aps

8
Universal Tech

8
Universidad De Co…

8
Universita' degli…

8
Universitaet Rost…

8
Universal Studios ◀

8

What this shows Universal holds 8 patents at rank #33,737, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universal

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,737 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A63G (Merry-go-rounds)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Universal's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Universal, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A63G (Merry-go-rounds), Universal ranks #18 of 109 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (31 here).

Fact Design, LLC 31 Lantronix, Inc. 31 Cellecta, Inc. 31 Magnolia Broadband Inc. 31

Universal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

31 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Universal Studios LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	12.5%
2021	7	87.5%

Which technologies does Universal Studios LLC patent most?

A63G - MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement 7

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

A63F - Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A63J - Devices FOR Theatres, Circuses, OR THE LIKE; Conjuring Appliances OR THE Like 1

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 1

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 1

B61L - Guiding Railway TRAFFIC; Ensuring THE Safety OF Railway Traffic 1

B61D - Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Universal Studios LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universal Studios LLC's lead technology class is A63G (MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement), 87.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A63G
Ranked #33,727 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universal Studios LLC against Underground Magnetics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.4/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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